Calico Joe

By John Grisham

Categories: Literature & Fiction

Calico Joe (2012) is John Grisham's first baseball novel. In 1973, Joe Castle, a rookie first baseman for the Chicago Cubs from Calico Rock, Arkansas, takes the major leagues by storm until he faces Warren Tracey, a bitter New York Mets pitcher. Narrated by Tracey's son, Paul, who idolized Joe as a boy, the story moves between that fateful season and Paul's attempt decades later to bring the two men together. Grisham mixes fictional players with real teams and figures in a story of fathers, sons and forgiveness.

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• Larry King: “I just started reading Joe Calico by John Grisham. Cannot put it down, which makes it hard to drive.”